Teaching Aptitude: What Makes a Great

Teacher
JUNE 11, 2014 BY APRIL KLAZEMA

A teacher needs to be a great

communicator. They need to be comfortable with public speaking in front of
any sized group. They need to be a leader, but not overly authoritarian. They
must have a strong knowledge of particular subjects. They also must be
patient. They need to commit large amounts of time outside of the classroom
meeting with students, as well as reading and grading papers. A teacher is
never good at just one thing. It is an incredibly demanding but equally
rewarding profession that requires a number of different skills, and though
many people believe they want to teach not everyone is suited for it.

There are many different ways to teach from teaching in the classroom
directly, to teaching online, or even teaching abroad. Because of this,
determining a teacher’s aptitude can vary greatly based on the specifics of each
teaching job. If you plan on teaching English for academic purposes,
just to name one example, be sure to check out Udemy for courses related to
your desired teaching profession. This can help ensure that you are fully
prepared before you start training for or enter into your first teaching job.
Teachers learn by doing, and getting started with Udemy is a great first step.
Aptitude Testing
Many school systems are beginning to utilize aptitude testing as part of the
interview process. An aptitude test is designed as a psychologically based
series of questions and answers that gives the hiring school a better
understanding of how a teacher thinks, or how they will behave in any
contextual situation. These tests are not designed to ‘trick’ those who take
them, but rather as truly investigative procedures used before hiring someone
in such an influential role. Here are some of the basics when considering your
own aptitude for teaching.

Communication
Knowing how to communicate with students in a clear way is absolutely
necessary for effective teaching. Understanding your own ability to
communicate with others, in both spoken and written form, will help you to
determine whether or not you have the aptitude for teaching.

Remember that communication is important not only for subjects such as

English or drama, but also for STEM subjects such as computer science,
mathematics, and science. Teachers must be able to clearly explain the subject
they are teaching, regardless of what that subject is.

There are two methods of communication that a teacher may make use of, and
it is important to be skilled in both. These methods are lecturing and
interaction. With either type of communication, a teacher must be able to
make presentations that are accurate and that present even complex concepts
in a way that are accessible to the students. This kind of communication is not
easy, and requires a lot of planning in advance so that the lecture or classroom
interaction is structured towards the student’s education.

One particular thing to pay attention to is how much you enjoy talking. In a
lecture-based environment, a teacher will understandably do most of the
talking. However, spoon-feeding a subject to students can be detrimental to
the overall goals of learning. Even in lectures, a teacher should be focused on
posing questions as opposed to making statements. Asking your students the
kind of questions you asked yourself when you were learning the subject could
increase the student’s ability to learn. If you find that you like an environment
that is more focused on collaboration, then interactive teaching might suit
your personality more. A classroom environment that designed to promote
discussion means that you will speak less and be ready to place a larger role on
the students when it comes to learning about the subject at hand.

Public Speaking
For many of the styles or environments of teaching, teachers will need to be
comfortable with public speaking, something you can learn more about
on Udemy if you have found it to be difficult in the past. Learning to be an
effective public speaker is not as easy as it sounds, and for many people it can
be a great source of anxiety. Understanding your aptitude for teaching means
you’ll have to consider how comfortable you are standing in front of a group
and talking.

If you love presenting and love expressing opinions or explaining what you
have prepared, then teaching might suit your personality in a wonderful way.
Even if you are particularly anxious about public speaking, you can still have a
great teaching aptitude. Many find that online teaching is a great way to
circumvent this problem. There are many courses taught online and not all of
them are live. Some are recorded as videos; others are through created lesson
plans. If you love teaching but don’t love the public speaking aspect, you can
look into online teaching jobs, something this Udemy course can help you
with.

Dealing With Students And Student Problems

No matter what, as a teacher you’re going to have to work with students. It is
important to remember that no matter how many students you have in a
particular class, none of them are going to learn the same exact way. In some
cases, you will have no problems – all your students will comprehend the
lesson and everything will run smoothly. In other scenarios, however, there
will be times when a student does not understand the problems they are faced
with, or you might find that there are behavioral issues in your class that are
hindering the learning process. How you choose to deal with your students,
their problems, and their behaviors is a sign of your aptitude for teaching.

The key thing to identify is your level of patience. When considering your
teaching aptitude, ask yourself: how patient am I? Make sure you answer
honestly. Not everyone has the patience necessary to teach, and that is ok. In
order to figure out your own level of patience you can consider some more
advanced questions when it comes to interacting with students.
If a majority of students in your class are struggling should you not care about
the few that understand? Should you increase the speed of teaching so that
comprehension increases, keep your teaching slow, or keep your teaching slow
with some extra guidance for the brighter pupils?

The best solution in this particular question is the last one. By allowing your
teaching methods to be fluid you will be able to address the needs of all your
students. It is also the decision that requires the most patience. As a teacher
you will need to get through your lesson plans in a set amount of time. By
rushing through it you give over to a lack of patience and by slowing down you
put too much weight into patience. Finding the right balance is a level of
awareness that comes with being truly patient.

Being A Good Leader

Teachers are the leaders of their classroom, whether online or in the room
itself. Being a good leader requires a special type of person – one who is able
to hold onto authority but also be accessible, fair, and kind. Part of this comes
from patience, but a larger part of being a good leader means being humble. If
you are humble, you will not need to flaunt your role as leader of the
classroom. An example of the right type of teaching aptitude for leadership
can be found in this question:

If a teacher is not able to answer a question, should they say they don’t know
and will find out, yell at the student for asking, or say the question is wrong,
or be embarrassed that they don’t know?

The answer here is the first one. A good and humble leader knows when to
admit they don’t know something. This is a great example for students as well.
Teachers lead as much by doing as they do by ‘telling.’ When a student sees a
teacher admit they don’t know something, they too will learn how to admit
that. If you are capable of such an admission you might have the right aptitude
for teaching.

Being In Charge
Sometimes, there are going to be behavioral problems in a class that will need
to be addressed. This is part of the balance of being in charge and being open
to student behavior. Think about the question below to see how you might
handle such a situation.
When a pupil misbehaves in class, should the teacher report them to the
principle, report them to their parents, improve their behavior by example,
or mobilize other teachers against that student?

Here, there is only one wrong answer: the last one. Mobilizing others against
that student is never the right decision. If you feel inclined to make a student
suffer or want to seek revenge for their behavior then, you might not have the
right aptitude for teaching. As for the other three options any are appropriate,
however they should be utilized differently depending on the behavior or how
many times it has happened before. A teacher should always try to improve
students’ behavior by improving their own. This is called leading by example.
However if the student is a repeat offender then reporting them to the
principle or parents might be necessary. Don’t just jump quickly to action,
however. Once again, patience and benevolence are the signs of the right
aptitude for teaching.

There’s a lot that goes into being an effective teacher. It all starts with
understanding you own teaching aptitude. A good teacher is able to address
problems, help all their students and manage their classroom efficiently,
something that any teacher can learn more about with this Udemy course. If
you think you have the right aptitude for teaching, then don’t delay. Check out
the other courses Udemy has to offer and get started with a fulfilling career in
teaching!

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Research Aptitude - MCQs with answers - Part 1

Research Aptitude - MCQs with answers - Part 1

1.The main purpose of research in education is to _________

a) Help in the personal growth of an individual
b) Help the candidate become an eminent educationist
c) Increase job prospects of an individual
d) Increase social status of an individual
ANSWER: b) Help the candidate become an eminent educationist
2._______ refers to inferring about the whole population based on the observations made
on a small part.
a) Deductive inference
b) Inductive inference
c) Pseudo-inference
d) Objective inference
ANSWER: b) Inductive inference

3.Sampling is advantageous as it ________

a) Helps in capital-saving
b) Saves time
c) Increases accuracy
d) Both (a) and (b)
ANSWER: d) Both (a) and (b)
Sampling is the method of drawing a certain number of the individuals from a
particular set.

4.Random sampling is helpful as it is __________.

a) An economical method of data collection
b) Free from personal biases
c) Reasonably accurate
d) All the above
ANSWER: d) All the above
In random sampling, each member of the set has equal chance of selection.

5.Tippit table refers to ____________

a) Table of random digits

b) Table used in sampling methods
c) Table used in statistical investigations
d) All the above
ANSWER: d) All the above
This table was first published by L.H.C Tippett in 1927.

6.Type-I Error occurs if ___________________

a) the null hypothesis is rejected even though it is true
b) the null hypothesis is accepted even though it is false
c) both the null hypothesis as well as alternative hypothesis are rejected
d) None of the above
ANSWER: a) the null hypothesis is rejected even though it is true
Type-I Error is also known as an error of the first kind.

7._________ is a preferred sampling method for the population with finite size.
a) Area sampling
b) Cluster sampling
c) Purposive sampling
d) Systematic sampling
ANSWER: d) Systematic sampling
Random selection is done in systematic sampling.

8.Research and Development become the index of development of country. Which of the
following reasons are true with regards to this statement?
a) Because R&D reflect the true economic and social conditions prevailing in a country
b) Because R&D targets the human development
c) Because R&D can improve the standard of living of the people in a country
d) All the above
ANSWER: d) All the above

9.The data of research is ______

a) Qualitative only
b) Quantitative only
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) Neither (a) nor (b)
ANSWER: c) Both (a) and (b)
Qualitative data deals with descriptive data and quantitative data deals with numbers.

10.The longitudinal approach of research deals with _________.

a) Horizontal researches
b) Long-term researches
c) Short-term researches
d) None of the above
 ANSWER: b) Long-term researches
Longitudinal studies are often targeted at the same people.

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Research Aptitude - MCQs with Answers - Part 2

Research Aptitude - MCQs with Answers - Part 2

1.Dramaturgical interviewing is carried out through ________

a) Case study
b) Debating
c) Role playing
d) Sampling
ANSWER: c) Role playing

2.The word 'Anusandhan' implies _________

a) Attaining an aim
b) Goal Orientation
c) Following an aim
d) Praying to achieve an aim
ANSWER: c) Following an aim

3.Survey research studies _________

a) Circumstances
b) Events
c) Populations
d) Processes
ANSWER: c) Populations
Questionnaires and interviews are the types of surveys.

4.Evaluation research is concerned with ___________

a) How well are we doing?
b) What are we doing?
c) Why are we doing?
d) None of the above
ANSWER: a) How well are we doing?
Evaluation research make sure whether the objectives are met or not.

5.Action research is a type of _______

a) Applied research
b) Quantity research
c) Survey research
d) Population research
ANSWER: a) Applied research
Applied research is used to solve practical problems.

6.Hypothesis relates ________

a) Constant to variables
b) Constant to constant
c) Variables to constant
d) Variables to variables

7.In the purposive method of sampling design, items are selected according to
a) Law of certainty
b) Law of probability
c) Personal judgement
d) None of the above
ANSWER: c) Personal judgement
Purposive sampling is a type of non-probability sampling technique.

8.Primary data for the research process be collected through _______.

a) Experiment
b) Survey
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of the above
ANSWER: c) Both (a) and (b)
Original data is collected through primary research.

9.A researcher wants to study the relationship of family size to income. He classifies his
population into different income slabs and then takes a random sample from each slab in
order. Which technique of sampling is he working with?
a) Cluster sampling
b) Random sampling
c) Stratified random sampling
d) Systematic sampling
ANSWER: c) Stratified random sampling
In stratified random sampling technique, the population is divided into small groups.

10.A research problem is not feasible if __________________

a) It consists of independent and dependent variables
b) It has utility and relevance
c) It is new and adds something to knowledge
d) It is researchable

11.Determining the relationship between two or more variables occurs in _____________.

a) Correlational research
b) Action research
c) Naturalistic observation
d) Survey research
ANSWER: a) Correlational research When the variables go in the same direction then
it is known as positive correlation and when the variables go in different directions it
is known as negative correlation.

12.Participant observation is the process of immersing yourself in the study of ______

a) Outcomes
b) Methods
c) People
d) Options
ANSWER: c) People
Different types of participant observations are non-participatory, passive
participation, moderate participation, active participation, and complete participation.

13.'Ethnography' describes _______

a) Culture
b) Way of life
c) Progeny
d) Both (a) and (b)
ANSWER: d) Both (a) and (b)
It is the study of culture and people.

Teaching and Research Aptitude - MCQs with answers - Part 1

1. The least important thing to do in teaching is _______

a) Drawing sketches and diagrams on the blackboard
b) Lecturing in interesting way
c) Ensuring discipline in the class
d) Punishing the students
ANSWER: d) Punishing the students
Punishing unwanted behaviour can be justified as it is necessary for the teacher to
prevent the students from wrongdoing.

2. For a teacher, which is the most important skill to possess?

a) Covering the prescribed course
b) Ensuring that the students are relaxed while teaching
c) Making students understand what the teacher explains
d) Being regular
ANSWER: c) Making students understand what the teacher explains

3. Which of the following is the biggest barrier to communication in a classroom?

a) Confusion on the part of the teacher
b) Lack of teaching aids
c) Outside disturbance
d) Noise in the classroom
ANSWER: a) Confusion on the part of the teacher

4. How is the competency of a teacher judged?

a) Length of association with a school
b) Meeting the needs of students
c) Personality
d) Books published
ANSWER: b) Meeting needs of students

5. What is the most important challenge before a teacher?

a) Maintaining discipline in the classroom
b) Getting assignments finished
c) Making teaching-learning enjoyable
d) Checking question papers
ANSWER: c) Make teaching-learning enjoyable

6. _______ is not required for an effective communication

a) Appropriate gestures
b) Speech modulation
c) Charming personality
d) Good knowledge of the content
ANSWER: c) Charming personality

7. Who is an effective communicator?

a) The one who is a humourous speaker
b) The one with histrionic talents
c) The one who is claer with what he says
d) The one who can speak in many languages
ANSWER: c) The one who is claer with what he says

8. What is required in a classroom?

a) A teacher delivering his lecture according to the textbook and research
b) A teacher delivering his lecture on the basis of textbook contents and standard books
c) Teacher effectively answering the questions asked by students
d) Teacher who is disciplined and take attendance regularly
ANSWER: c) Teacher effectively answering the questions asked by students
The interaction between teachers and students is an important thing in a classroom.

Teaching and Research Aptitude - MCQs with answers - Part 2

1. Students learn more from a teacher who is ______

a) Hardworking
b) Gentle
c) Affectionate
d) Able to communicate his ideas effectively
ANSWER: d) Able to communicate his ideas effectively

2. As a teacher, how would you react to a wrong answer given by a student?

a) Scold him for not studying
b) Explain why the answer is wrong
c) Ask another student for the correct answer
d) Ignore the wrong answer and pass on to the next question
ANSWER: b) Explain why the answer is wrong

3. Which of the following will make students interested in the lesson?

a) When the lesson is taught with video programmes
b) When it provides all the information that they need
c) When the teacher is charming
d) When they expect to see the chapter in the competitive exams
ANSWER: b) When it provides all the information that they need
4. As a teacher what would you do if you realise that the students are not understanding
what is being taught in the class?
a) Check up the related knowledge of the students
b) Proceed to the next lesson to complete the syllabus
c) Repeat the lesson
d) Teach the lesson again with real-world examples
ANSWER: d) Teach the lesson again with real-world examples

5. What is the purpose of research?

a) To describe and explain a new phenomenon
b) To verify what has already been established
c) To reject what has already been accepted as a fact
d) None of the above
ANSWER: To describe and explain a new phenomenon

6. Which of the following is acceptable to establish a fact?

a) Availability of observable evidences
b) Opinion of a large number of people
c) References in the ancient literature
ANSWER: a) Availability of observable evidences

7. Research is a continuous critical investigation.

a.) True
b.) False
ANSWER: a.) True

8. To apply statistical techniques to his information, a researcher has to see -

a) Whether the data is quantifiablee
b) Whether appropriate statistical techniques are available
c) If it would be possible to analyse the data
d) If it is possible to draw worthwhile inferences
ANSWER: c) If it would be possible to analyse the data

9. What is Teaching Aptitude?

a) Possession of requisite abilities to be a teacher
b) Devotion towards the profession
c) The desire to excel as a a teacher
d) None of the above
ANSWER: Possession of requisite abilities to be a teacher

Teaching and Research Aptitude - MCQs with answers - Part 3

1. To make children learn moral values _____

a) They should be punished for wrong acts
b) They should be appreciated for good conduct
c) Teachers should model the right conduct
d) They should be given direct instructions
ANSWER: Teachers should model the right conduct

2. What is the most important element of teaching?

a) Teachers - Students relationship
b) Content
c) Teaching aids
d) Teaching instruments
ANSWER: Teachers - Students relationship

3. Which of the following is true about project method?

a) It is impractical
b) It promotes the coordination of the physical and mental activities of the child
c) It does not give freedom to work to children
d) It is not psychological
ANSWER: b) It promotes the coordination of the physical and mental activities of the
child

4. Which of the following is true about learning by play?

a) It is a psychological method
b) It is not a psychological method
c) It suppresses the creative tendency
d) It suppresses the hard instinct
ANSWER: a) It is a psychological method

5. Why is adult education necessary?

a) Educated adults make children educated
b) To cut cost
c) It is easy for adults to get jobs
d) All the above
ANSWER: Educated adults make children educated

6. What can experienced teachers do?

a) Can discipline the students very easily
b) Can make the lesson more interesting
c) Not give homework to the students
d) Not prepare for their class
ANSWER: b) Can make the lesson more interesting

7. A/ An ___________ type of teacher maintains excellent discipline in the class?

a) Democratic
b) Dictatorial
c) Authoritative
d) Exalted
ANSWER: a) A democratic teacher

8. The education that the child receives in family is ______

a) Formal
b) Informal
c) Non-formal
d) None of the above
ANSWER: b) Informal

9. Students can be promoted by _________

a) Directing them
b) Example
c) Suitably rewarding
d) None of the above
ANSWER: c) Suitably rewarding

Teaching and Research Aptitude - MCQs with answers - Part 4

1. Which out of the following is a better teacher?

a) The one strictly following the discipplinary guidelines
b) The one devoting full time to the school
c) The one who is interested in overall development of students
d) The one who develops leadership in his students
ANSWER: c) The one who is interested in overall development of students.

2. Why is educational philosophy important for teachers?

a) It is the backbone of all disciplines
b) Otherwise every teacher will have his own philosophy
c) They are otherwise not taught this.
d) It helps in improving themselves in the role of a teacher
ANSWER: d) It helps in improving themselves in the role of a teacher

3. Motivation is a _________
a) Natural state
b) Physical state
c) Psychological state
d) None of the above
ANSWER: c) Psychological state

4. What should social awareness aim at?

a) Developing social awareness among students
b) Developing vocational skills among students
c) Preparing students for examinations
d) Preparing students for life
ANSWER: a) Developing social awareness among students
5. Education would be meaningful when it is ____________ centered.
a) Curriculum
b) Society
c) Student
d) Teacher
ANSWER: c) Student-centered
Student-centered learning is also known as learner-centered education.

6. What is the use of homework?

a) Helps in preparing next chapter before coming to school
b) Helps in memorising the previous lessons
c) Provide students an opportunity to implement what they have learnt
d) To catch up with other students
ANSWER: c) Provide students an opportunity to implement what they have learnt

7. Learning atmosphere be ______?

a) Adverse
b) Noisy
c) Quiet
d) Social
ANSWER: c) Quiet

8.Audio visual aids help ________ students in the class

a) Slow learning
b) Intelligent
c) Playful
d) Curious
ANSWER: a) Slow learning

9. What is the reason of dropouts?

a) Fear of punishment
b) Inability to follow what is taught in the class
c) Pressure to help at home and work
d) No interest in education
ANSWER: d) No interest in education
10. 'Buniyadi Shiksha' plan is based on ___________ plan.
a) Dr. Radhakrishnan's
b) Mahatma Gandhi's
c) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad's
d) Rabindranath Tagore's
ANSWER: b) Mahatma Gandhi's
The objective of basic education is to mould the child according to the needs of the
society

Teaching and Research Aptitude - MCQs with answers - Part 5

1. Success of inclusive education depends on ______

a) Community support
b) Attitudinal change among teachers
c) High quality teaching learning materials
d) High quality text books
ANSWER: b) Attitudinal change among teachers

2. The school of little children must have:

a) A canteen
b) A library
c) Open Space
d) All of the above
ANSWER: c) Open space

3. Good environment for the development of children should have

a) Good school and good teachers
b) Family provided learning facilities
c) Love and security
d) Proper guidance
ANSWER: c) Love and security
4. If your student asks you a question in the class, what would you do?
a) Advise to meet after the class
b) Encourage to participate in the discussion in the class
c) Encourage to ask more questions
d) Encourage to search answers independently
ANSWER: c) Encourage to ask more questions

5. Authoritarian level teaching is _________

a) Child-centered
b) Experience-based
c) Headmaster-centered
d) Teacher-centered
ANSWER: d) Teacher-centered

6. Interaction analysis category system in education for increasing the teacher

effectiveness was developed by _________
a) Amidon and Simon
b) Flander
c) Rayon
d) Richard Over
ANSWER: b) Flander

7. NUEPA is concerned with

a) Educational evaluation
b) Educational planning
c) Educational supervision
d) Educational unity
ANSWER: b) Educational planning
The Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India established the
National University of Educational Planning and Administration (NUEPA).

8. What is the name of Yashpal Committee Report (1993)?

a) I.C.T. in teacher education
b) Learning through broadcasting
c) Learning without burden
d) None of the above
ANSWER: c) Learning without burden
A National Advisory Committee was set up in March 1992 to propose how to learn
without burden.

9. _________ is the father of Psychoanalysis?

a) Carl Jung
b) Erik Erikson
c) Jacques Lacan
d) Sigmund Freud
ANSWER: d) Sigmund Freud
Psychoanalysis refers to a method of analysing child development.

10. Who propogated cognitive theory of teaching?

a) David Berliner
b) Donald T. Campbell
c) Egon Brunswik
d) N. L. Gage
ANSWER: d) N. L. Gage
Nathaniel Lees Gage was an educational psychologist who made significant
contributions to a scientific understanding of teaching.

Teaching and Research Aptitude - MCQs with answers - Part 6

1. _______ is a women's university

a) Agra University
b) Banasthali Vidyapith
c) Jamia-Milia-Islamia
d) RTU
ANSWER: b) Banasthali Vidyapith

2. Which of the following research types aims at immediate application?

a) Action
b) Conceptual
c) Empirical
d) Fundamental
ANSWER: a) Action
There are two types of action research - participatory action research and practical
action research.

3. Mind mapping refers to :

a) An action plan for an adventure
b) A technique to enhance comprehension
c) Drawing the picture of mind
d) Studying the functions of mind
ANSWER: b) A technique to enhance comprehension
Mind mapping is a highly effective way of getting information in and out of your
brain.

4. Who established Santiniketan?

a) Kazi Nazrul Islam
b) Mahatma Gandhi
c) Rabindranath Tagore
d) Sarojini Naidu
ANSWER: c) Rabindranath Tagore

5. Every citizen is allowed to impart education as per his religion. Which part of Indian
constitution takes care of this?
a) Concurrent list of centre and the States
b) Democratic rights
c) Directive Principles
d) Fundamental Rights
ANSWER: d) Fundamental Rights

6. "Education doesn't bring about social change; rather the social change results into an
educational change". Whose view was this?
a) Auguste Comte
b) Emile Durkheim
c) Herbert Spencer
d) Karl Marx
ANSWER: b) Emile Durkheim
He is commonly cited as the principal architect of modern social science and father
of sociology.

7. The first practical intelligence test was invented by ________.

a) Alfred Binet
b) Charles Spearman
c) David Wechsler
d) Francis Galton
ANSWER: a) Alfred Binet
It is called the Binet-Simon scale.

8. Observational learning consists of -

i) Attention and retention
ii) Attention and reinforcement
iii) Production processes and motivation
iv) Reinforcement and motivation
a) (i) and (iii) only
b) (ii) and (iv) only
c) (iii) and (iv) only
d) (i) and (ii) only
ANSWER: a) (i) and (iii) only

9. What does curriculum mean?

a) A collection of all the curricular activities.
b) A collection of the experiences that the school wants children to learn
c) A list of compulsory and optional subjects
d) None of the above
ANSWER: b) A collection of the experiences that the school wants children to learn
It is the totality of experiences during the educational process.

10. Through which mental activity do we transform available information to reach

conclusions?
a) Motivating
b) Problem solving
c) Reasoning
d) Thinking
ANSWER: c) Reasoning

Teaching and Research Aptitude - MCQs with answers - Part 7

1. Which of the following is India's first state to host a Defence University?

a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Haryana
c) Punjab
d) Uttar Pradesh
ANSWER: b) Haryana
The principle proposal of Indian National Defence University (INDU) was accepted by
the union cabinet on 13 May 2010.

2. Jamia Millia Islamia is a _________

a) Employment Plan
b) Rural Project
c) University
d) None of these
ANSWER: c) University
Jamia Millia Islamia is a public central university located in Delhi.

3. Which of the following is not a type of university?

a) Central
b) Crown
c) Deemed
d) State
ANSWER: b) Crown

4. Which of the following is highest academic qualification?

a) MA
b) M. Com
c) M. Phil
d) Ph. D
ANSWER: d) Ph. D

5. Insight learning was proposed by _________

a) Edward C. Tolman
b) Kurt Lewin
c) Max Wertheimer
d) Wolfgang Kohler
ANSWER: d) Wolfgang Kohler

6. 'I don't care' attitude of a student demostrates his ____________.

a) Aggression
b) Defence
c) Denial
d) Retrogression
ANSWER: c) Denial

7.Equilibration helps explain how children are able to move from one stage of thought
into the next.
a) True
b) False
ANSWER: b) True

8. "Self-actualizers share similarities". Who said this?

a) Abraham Maslow
b) Herzberg
c) Erik Erikson
d) Sigmund Freud

Teaching Aptitude - MCQs with answers - Part 8

1. Majority of the students in a class misbehave, what does it tell you?

a) Presence of distractions in the class
b) Lack of a code of conduct
c) Too many rules
d) General indiscipline amongst students
ANSWER: d) General indiscipline amongst students
Faculty must play a crucial role to bring erring students on the track with tact and
diplomacy. They must make students aware about their future and explain the cons
of bad behavior.

2. You come a cross a a teacher who believes that students are naturally curious and that
the best way to encourage learning is through a process of 'self-discovery'. Such a
students is highly likely to encourage _____________ to learn.
a) Competition
b) Extrinsic motivation
c) Imitation
d) Intrinsic motivation
ANSWER: d) Intrinsic motivation
Intrinsic motivation refers to motivation that comes from inside an individual.

3. Young adolescents rebel to express their ________.

a) External discipline imposed
b) Their creativity
c) Their desire for freedom
d) Their personal inadequacy
ANSWER: c) Their desire for freedom
Teenagers who are good and trustworthy sometimes resort to bad behavior for the
quest of freedom.

4. You have an aggressive student in your class. Which of the following would you adopt
to handle him?
a) Allow him the opportunity to act aggressively
b) Explain him about the harmful consequences of aggression
c) Punish him
d) Put him in a highly frustrating and enbarrassing situation
ANSWER: b) Make him aware of the harmful consequences of aggression
Help the students develop the skills necessary to manage emotions that can lead to
aggressive outbursts.
5. _________ undertook the innovative project 'Lok Jumbish People's movement for
Education for All'?
a) Bihar
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Rajasthan
d) Uttar Pradesh
ANSWER: c) Rajasthan
Lok Jumbish (LJ) was intended as a people's movement for Universal Primary
Education (UPE). It began in 1992. It was funded till 1999 by Swedish International
Development Agency, Government of India and Government of the state of Rajasthan
in the ratio 3:2:1.

6. Can a teacher suspend a student?

a) Yes
b) No
ANSWER: b) No
It is illegal for teacher to administer corporal punishment. A teacher may only
suspend a student if there is no principal for the school.

7. A blackboard cannot be used for __________.

a) Improvement of a paragraph
b) Making reports based on information
c) Show schematic diagrams
d) Summary of relationships between facts
ANSWER: b) Making reports based on information

8. Exams are held to _________.

a) Assess learners skills
b) Identify learning problems
c) Identify the level of learning
d) Rank students for selection
ANSWER: a) Assess learners skills
The examination methods and questions have a large impact on how and when
students study and what they learn.
9. Which of the following policies was introduced in 1975?
a) Curriculum for the 10 year school
b) Kothari Commission Report
c) Macauly Report
d) Radhakrishnan Report
ANSWER: a) Curriculum for the 10 year school
A publication entitled "The Curriculum for the Ten-Year School-A Framework" was
published by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT).

10. The purpose of the textbook is to provide _________

a) A learning material based on a syllabus to a learner
b) A material to teachers to base teaching on
c) A material forming the basis and content for examinations
d) Reading and reference materials for the teachers
ANSWER: a) A learning material in the hands of a learner based on a syllabus
A textbook is a manual of instruction in any branch of study. Textbooks are produced
according to the demands of educational institutions.

Teaching Aptitude - MCQs with answers - Part 9

1. What is the purpose of the assignments in the text book?

a) To act as a guidance for the unit tests
b) To provide practice to the learners
c) To helpd learner revise and review the chapter
d) To aid teachers
ANSWER: b) To provide practice to the learners

2. The aim of the Charter Act of 1813 was _________ ?

a) Government control on education

b) To make English education common
c) To spend money on education
d) To spread education worldwide

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ANSWER: c) To spend money on education

It allotted Rs 100,000 to promote education in India.

3. If your puirpose is ___________, group work is not a good idea.

a) To improve coordination and sharing

b) Division of work and responsibility
c) To identify different aspects of a problem
d) To overcoming learning difficulties

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ANSWER: c) To identify different aspects of a problem

Group projects can help students develop skills specific to collaborative efforts.

4. 'Generation gap' refers to ___________________.

a) Attitude of adults to teenagers

b) Difference in values of different age groups
c) Problems of teenagers
d) The growing awareness of adolescents

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ANSWER: b) Difference in values of different age groups

The generational gap is a term referring to differences between people of younger

generations and their elders.

5. Choice of a vocation depends ___________

a) Ease of admission
b) Income generated by the occupation
c) Interest and skills of the learner
d) Subjects a student learnt at school

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ANSWER: c) Interest and skills of the learner

A vocation is an occupation to which a person is specially drawn.

6. ________ is suitable to slow learners.

a) Creative writing
b) Learning by rote
c) Mechanical repetition of an action
d) Role playing

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ANSWER: b) Learning by rote

Rote learning is a memorization technique based on repetition. The idea is that one
will be able to quickly recall the meaning of the material the more one repeats it.

7. Why should a teacher be an idealist and set examples?

a) Students do not have values

b) Students usually imitate teachers
c) Teacher is an adult
d) Teacher is a paternal figure

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ANSWER: b) Students usually imitate teachers

The potency of imitation as a component of learning in social situations has been

developed by the social learning theorists.

8. What is the importance of having developed senses?

a) For all round mental development

b) To achieve happiness
c) Other learnings depend on them
d) For physical well being

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ANSWER: c) ) Other learnings depend on them

Teaching Aptitude - MCQs with answers - Part 10

1. Which subject explains and appreciates the contribution of the past to the present?

a) Economics
b) Geography
c) History
d) Sociology

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ANSWER: c) History

History is the study of the past, particularly how it relates to humans.

2. Education in the Vedic period was _______.

a) Confined to the princely classes and Brahmins

b) Given in Gurukuls by a sage
c) Meant for the removal of inequality
d) Mostly in Sanskrit

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ANSWER: b) Given in Gurukuls by a sage

The first education system that evolved in ancient India is known as the Vedic
system of education.
3. _________ is not an objective of Formal Education.

a) Comparing high and low achievers

b) Learning discipline-based content
c) Self-paced learning
d) Teacher-centered learning

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ANSWER: c) Self-paced learning

Formal education is classroom-based, provided by trained teachers.

4. A student in your class is guilty of stealing. What would you do?

a) Find the cause of the behaviour and explain the effects of stealing
b) Punish and make the child repay
c) Publicly demand an apology
d) Send the child to the police

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ANSWER: a) Find the cause of the behaviour and explain the effects of stealing

Children steal for a reason and you need to uncover this to be able to take corrective
action.

5. EFA Programme is involved in _________

a) Improving administration of schools
b) Providing primary education to all
c) Removing illiteracy
d) Removing poverty

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ANSWER: b) Providing primary education to all

The Education For All (EFA) movement is a global commitment to provide quality
basic education for all children, youth and adults.

6. ________ is not an objective of the Adult Literacy Program.

a) Flexibility of time to learn

b) Providing literacy and health Education
c) Training women entrepreneurs
d) Providing work related literacy kits

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ANSWER: c) Training women entrepreneurs

The mission of the Adult Literacy Program (ALP) is to provide free educational
instruction to community adults and to improve the literacy of the educationally
disadvantaged to levels of proficiency necessary to function on the job, in the family
and in society.
7. What is the most important contribution that a teacher can make in the classroom?

a) Develop interest in the lesson

b) Impart knowledge of the subject
c) Reduce tension and make learning creative
d) Set high achievement levels

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ANSWER: c) Reduce tension and make learning creative

They avoid stagnation at all costs and maintain an desirable passion for children and
the learning process.

8. How would you improve student participation in classroom activity?

a) By giving written assignments

b) By group activity and reporting
c) By holding tests
d) By reading textual information

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ANSWER: b) By group activity and reporting

One way to change the pace in your classroom is to do a small group activity.

9. What type of teachers are appreciated?

a) With charming personality
b) The one exercising strict control over his students
c) Friendly
d)) The one who understands the problems of students and helps them

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ANSWER: d) The one who understands the problems of students and helps them

Teaching Aptitude - MCQs with answers - Part 11

1. The scheme of Restructuring and Re-organization of Teachers was approved in the

year?

a) 1986
b) 1987
c) 1962
d) 1965

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ANSWER: b) 1987

Following this, The District Institute of Education and Training (DIET) Institutes were
formed throughout the country in all districts.

2. _______ is called perceptional level learning.

a) Concrete to abstract
b) Known to unknown
c) Seen to unseen
d) Simple to complex

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ANSWER: c) Seen to unseen

It is called learning by direct first hand experiences. This is simpler and easy to
grasp.

3. The 'Cone of Experience' was developed by ________.

a) Edgar Dale
b) Ponting Barry
c) Jeanne Clum
d) Jereme Krusner

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ANSWER: a) Edgar Dale

The first band of 'Cone of Experience' deals with concrete knowledge.

4. Which of the following would you use to shape the habits?

a) Indoctrination
b) Teaching
c) Training
d) None of these

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ANSWER: c) Training

5. _______ is referred to as "the father of research on teaching"?

a) David Berliner
b) Donald T. Campbell
c) Egon Brunswik
d) N. L. Gage

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ANSWER: d) N. L. Gage

Gage defined the term 'principle' as a "statement of the relationship between two or
more concepts".

6. A consultant or a team conducts the evaluation process in a particular way, which of

the following decides that??

a) Business analysis
b) Quality management
c) Project management
d) Terms of reference
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ANSWER: d) Terms of reference

The terms of reference (TOR) of a project are referred to as the project charter.

7. You have a student who has failed in a particular class. How will you motivate this
student to study sincerely in the same class?

a) By guardian's counselling
b) By psychological counselling
c) By friend's counselling
d) By teacher's counselling

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ANSWER: b) By psychological counselling

Psychological Counselling aims to help people manage their difficulties and

transform personal problems into their own personal growth.

8. As a pricipal, how would you behave with below average students?

a) Same as with other students

b) Generously
c) Won't pay any attention
d) Won't allow them in the next class
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ANSWER: b) Generously

9. A teacher should be _______ towards his students?

a) Tolerant
b) Outspoken
c) Supreme
d) Sympathetic

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ANSWER: a) Tolerant

Tolerance is respecting others as we would like to be respected ourselves.

10. NLM stands for

a) National Literacy Mission

b) National Labour Mission
c) National Liberty Mission
d) National Literacy Movement

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ANSWER: a) National Literacy Mission

It aims to make literate adults in the age group of 15-35.

11. Its your first day in a class, what would you do?

a) Evaluate the subject

b) Introduce yourself to the students
c) Smile at everyone
d) Ask the students to stay disciplined

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ANSWER: b) Introduce yourself to the students

12. How would you dress yourself as a teacher?

a) Comfortably
b) Dignified
c) Fashionably
d) Traditionally

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ANSWER: b) Dignified

It shows a composed manner that is deserving respect.

 13. Psychology is directly concerned with human behaviour, was said by ___________.

a) Albert Bandura
b) B. F. Skinner
c) Edward Thorndike
d) Ivan Pavlov

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ANSWER: b) B. F. Skinner

He developed his own philosophy of science called radical behaviourism.

14. Why are class tests conducted?

a) To evaluate educational achievement

b) As a writing practice
c) To revise
d) To train students to think logically

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ANSWER: a) To evaluate educational achievement

Standardized tests are a fair and objective measure of student achievement.

 Teaching Aptitude Multiple Choice Questions Answers

Education is a complex social, cultural and ethical process designed in a social or cultural context. It is very
much related with social structures, cultural environments, values and ideals of people, society and the
Government. These being dynamic factors because of which the definition of teaching has been changing
along with time, place and society.

In brief a proper definition of teaching should-

(i) Identify whether teaching is a process or product

(ii) Clearly indicate its constitutional factors

(iii) Reveal objectives, and

(iv) Say something about its organizational and structural aspect.

Definitions

1. According to Morrison, teaching is a disciplined social process in which teacher influences

The behavior of the less experienced pupil and helps him develop according to the needs and

Ideas of the society. Thus teaching is reduced to what teacher teaches.

2. Smith states that teaching is an organized system of specific activities aimed to help the learner

Learn something. Teaching may be carried out in the absence of the teacher. Smith further

Elaborated the definition. He considered teaching as a tripolar process involving-

(i) Agent or source producing learning which may be human or material,

(ii) A goal or target to be achieved, and

(iii) The intervening variables consisting of learning or teaching situation involving human or

Physical conditions and instructional methods.

3. Gage defined teaching as personal relationship between the teacher and the taught causing

behavior modification.

4. Amidon considered teaching as a process of interaction between the teacher and the taught as

a cooperative enterprise, a two-way traffic. This definition considered teaching as a set of properly

planned and clearly defined activities undertaken for the achievement of certain objectives.

5. Clarke broadened the scope of teaching and included all those organized activities that may
Result in modifying the behavior of the learner.

The Nature of Teaching

If we consider its nature, teaching is

(a) Dynamic, Social and Humane. Teaching is not a fundamental concept because it is greatly influenced by
social and human factors which are dynamic in themselves.

(b) Both, Art and Science. Teaching is both art and science. It calls for exercise of talent and creativity
making it an art and involving repertoire of techniques, procedures and skills which can be studied
systematically, described and improved making it science.

(c) Diverse in Application. In application, teaching is of diverse nature. It may have various forms as formal,
informal, directional, instructional, formational, training, conditioning, indoctrination, talking, showing, doing,
remedial etc.

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